Short Story Unit Review

In "Checkouts', which sentence from the selection tells you that the girl and the boy are enjoying the excitement in spite of the conflict?

• A.  "Humans are very complicated creatures."
• B. " And when finally they did meet up again, neither offered a clue to the other that he, or she, had been the object of obsessive thought for weeks."
• C.  "Incredibly, it was another four weeks before they saw each other again."
• D. "Yet in their disappointment these weeks there was a kind of ecstasy."

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In "Checkouts", which statement best expresses the theme of this story?

• F.  If you don't take the initiative to get what you want, you will never get it.  
• G. People should be true to their own goals.
• H.  It is important not to judge others too quickly.
• J.  Life offers few chances for happiness.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Read this sentences from paragraph 5 of "Checkouts":

Each time she went to the store, her eyes scanned the checkouts at once, her heart in her mouth. This sentence shows that the girl—

• A. tries to avoid the bagboy
• B.  knows the bagboy likes her
• C. hopes to run into the bagboy again
• D.  fears running into the bagboy again

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

In "Checkouts", what effect does the boy's depression have on the resolution of the story?

• A.  It makes the girl want to help him.
• B.  It forces him to leave the grocery store and get a better job.
• C.  It helps the boy accept the fact that the girl is too good for him.
• D.  It makes the girl question whether or not he likes her.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In "Checkouts", which sentence best demonstrates the moment when the bag boy realizes he has lost his opportunity with the girl?

• F.  He wanted a second chance.
• G.  and each hour he worked, the bag boy kept one eye on the door, watching for the red-haired girl with the big brown bow.
• H.  And the  bag boy let her leave the store pretending not to notice her.
• J.  And when they did meet up again, neither offered a clue to the other that he, or she, had been the object of obsessive thought for weeks.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In "Checkouts", because the story is written from a third-person point of view, the reader is better able to understand—

• A.  The reason the girl was so attracted to the boy
• B.  how unlikely it was that the girl would run into the boy at the movies 
• C.  why the boy and the girl never spoke to each other
• D.  that the boy and girl never realized the feelings each had for the other

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which event triggers the main problem in the story?

• A.  The bag boy dropping the mayonnaise jar.
• B.  The girl's longing for the life she left behind.
• C.  The boy's embarrassment for his clumsiness.
• D.  The girl meets a boy who makes her forget the bag boy.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Plot: The characters and the setting are introduced in the ___.

• climax

• resolution

• exposition

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Plot: The ____ sets the story in motion; the events in the plot begin occurring as a result of this event.

• exciting event

• inciting event

• conflict resolution

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Plot: What is the turning point in a narrative, the time often described as most exciting?

• climax

• rising action

• exposition

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5